May have been discussed in another thread, but I have been shying away from this site - even though it is the least volitale of any OU site in any sport - since the TT loss.
What I thought was interesting and was pointed out to me by my 8th-grade basektabll playing son, was TT defensive strategy and how it differed from any other team this year.
Did you notice - especially in the first half how they were simply not helping on penetration from the wings. OU seemed so locked into the drive and dish, that they had countless passes to TT wing defenders. And even when OU was able to squeeze a pass to a wing shooter, there was a TT guy there.
It took OU an entire half to adjust and finally, when Hornbeak and Cousins started finishing at the rim, OU made a run.
Maybe OU can learn from this and not take so long to make those adjustments. Woodard looked a little lost in all of this and, of course, he has a harder time finishing at the rim because of his size than Cousins or Hornbeak.
Be interesting to see if other teams use a similar strategy. Ford is probably too busy CYA-ing his own job to pay much attention, but on down the line this is something to watch for. Really brilliant coaching move from Tubby Smith.
What I thought was interesting and was pointed out to me by my 8th-grade basektabll playing son, was TT defensive strategy and how it differed from any other team this year.
Did you notice - especially in the first half how they were simply not helping on penetration from the wings. OU seemed so locked into the drive and dish, that they had countless passes to TT wing defenders. And even when OU was able to squeeze a pass to a wing shooter, there was a TT guy there.
It took OU an entire half to adjust and finally, when Hornbeak and Cousins started finishing at the rim, OU made a run.
Maybe OU can learn from this and not take so long to make those adjustments. Woodard looked a little lost in all of this and, of course, he has a harder time finishing at the rim because of his size than Cousins or Hornbeak.
Be interesting to see if other teams use a similar strategy. Ford is probably too busy CYA-ing his own job to pay much attention, but on down the line this is something to watch for. Really brilliant coaching move from Tubby Smith.
